Where were you on May 8?

I was working at home, as per usual, and my husband was out running errands. He texted “White Smoke!” My first thought was “Already?”

Saint Luke the Evangelist's feast day is celebrated annually on October 18. In his Gospel account and in the Acts of the Apostles, Luke chronicled Jesus' earthly ministry and the evangelization efforts of the early Church. I had no idea that during a lectio divina prayer session about a year ago, I'd feel a strong connection to Luke’s experiences as a chronicler of the Good News.

Pope Saint John XXIII has been the patron saint of Catholic Women in Business from day one. In honor of his feast day October 11, we invite you to learn the story of how the great saint inspired our founders.

Discover how and why to pray four Rosaries a day (all 20 mysteries). This testimony highlights the Rosary’s promises, power in spiritual warfare and mental prayer, plus family-friendly, time-saving tips to make this life-changing habit daily.

Francis knew he couldn’t live the way the Lord asked and still remain part of the social structure. The only way he saw to accomplish this other way of living was to commit to a life of voluntary poverty – what he called non-possession. When Francis started his order of brotherhood, he told his brothers: “We do not want to possess anything in this world.”

We may take reading the Bible in our native language for granted and make the assumption all people were able to do so since the time of Jesus, which is simply not true. We can thank Saint Jerome, whose feast we celebrate on Sept. 30, that we have the Old and New Testaments to read in the language of our choice.